Trump’s second-term vetoes stay intact after House fails to override

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The House failed to override two vetoes from President Donald Trump on Thursday, a win for the president after a majority of Republicans opted not to enact two bipartisan bills targeting Colorado and Florida.

The chamber voted 248-177, with one member voting present, on whether to override a veto of Colorado’s Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act. The House voted 236-188 on whether to overturn a veto of Florida’s Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act.

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